PCjs Machines
Home of the original IBM PC emulator for browsers.
PC-SIG Diskette Library (Disk #374)
[PCjs Machine "ibm5170"]
Waiting for machine "ibm5170" to load....
Information about “DOS UTILITIES NO 18”
A collection of handy DOS programs and utilities that can be used to
improve your system. From the simple (a screen-clock routine), to the
sublime (give programs access to DOS path-search capabilities. Along
with display controllers, security programs, and others, this disk can
become a valuable part of your everyday operations.
System Requirements: Some programs require BASIC
How to Start: To read DOC or TXT files, enter TYPE filename.ext and
press <ENTER>. To run an EXE or COM program, just type its name and
press <ENTER>.
File Descriptions:
AUTORES BAT Batch file for AUTOMENU under DOS 2.0
FK20 DOC Documentation for FK20.COM
FK20 COM Function key handler for PC-DOS 1.0 and 1.1
EXL EXE Allows extension of DOS commands.
EQUIP DOC Documentation for EQUIP.COM
EQUIP COM Display of the equiptment installed in/on the PC/XT.
DU COM Displays disk/directory information.
DPATH DOC Documentation for DPATH.COM
DPATH COM Gives programs a directory path search capability
CLOKATTR DOC Instructions to change clock display
CLCK COM Displays clock and key status in the upper right hand
CGCLOCK DOC Documentation for CGCLOCK.COM
CGCLOCK COM Real time clock display for color/graphics display.
CAL-YR BAS Displays a calendar for any given year.
BANNER2 LBR Library of the BANNER program files.
BANNER2 BAT batch file to extract all the files from BANNER.LBR
AUTORES2 BAT Same as AUTORES.BAT
XTMENU BAS Menu and utilities program.
UPDIR COM Utility to go back up the directory path
SPRINT DOC Documentation for SPRINT.COM
SPRINT COM Speedy PRINT replacement for IBM ROM BIOS routines.
SPOOL20 COM Improved print spooling utility.
FLIP COM Control special key status (i.e. FLIP NUM OFF).
KEYSTAT DOC Documentation for KEYSTAT.COM
KEYSTAT COM Displays status of CapsLock and NumLock keys.
KEYLOC_3 EXE Modifies operation of the Alt, Ctrl, AND Shift keys.
KEYLOC DOC Documentation for KEYLOC_3.EXE
KBFIX FIX Patch to quiet the bell in KBFIX.COM
KBFIX COM Change DOS keyboard buffer size.
HGC DOC Documentation for HGC.COM
HGC COM Screen Save Program for the Hercules Graphics Card
SPEEDKEY DOC Documentation for SPEEDKEY.COM
LUE COM Used by BANNER2.BAT
MONOCLK2 DOC Documentation for MONOCLK2.COM
MONOCLK2 COM MONOCHROME Clock display.
NPAD COM A windowing notepad.
NOLF DOC Documentation for NOLF.EXE
NOLF EXE Allows use of RADIO SHACK printer with the IBM PC.
NOBLINK COM Prevents blinking of displayed characters.
RE-VIEW COM Screen scroll buffer program
PC-WINDO COM Public domain attempt at SIDEKICK
PASSWORD DOC Documentation for PASSWORD.BAS
PASSWORD DAT Password file
PASSWORD BAS Provides password protection for you system
NPAD DOC Documentation for NPAD.COM
SPEEDKEY COM Speeds up the PC keyboard.
SNAPSHOT COM DOS extension saves graphics screen in a disk file.
SEARCH DOC Documentation for SEARCH.COM
SEARCH COM Useful replacement for the DOS PATH command.
SCRN DOC Documentation for SCRN.COM
SCRN COM Shuts off display when it has not been used for a time
S-LOCK COM Part of RE-VIEW.COM
RUN DOC Documentation for RUN.COM
RUN COM Allows execution of a file in a 'HIDDEN' directory
RE-CLS COM Used by RE-VIEW.COM
RE-VIEW DOC Documentation for RE-VIEW.COM
REMIND COM Memo keeper. Like a string around your finger.
RECALL DOC Documentation for RECALL.COM
RECALL COM Allows retrieval of previously issued DOS commands
RE-UP COM Used by RE-VIEW.COM
CAL-YR.BAS
10 CLS: DEFINT A-Z
20 DIM BD(28),DA(12,7,6),DM(12),M$(12)
30 FOR T=1 TO 12: READ DM(T): NEXT
40 FOR T=1 TO 28: READ BD(T-1): NEXT
50 FOR T=1 TO 12: READ M$(T): NEXT
60 INPUT "WHAT YEAR "; Y
70 X=Y-14: IF X<0 THEN 60
80 X= Y - (INT(X/28)*28 +14)
90 IF Y/4 = INT(Y/4) THEN DM(2)=29 ELSE DM(2)=28
100 C2=1:CO=BD(X)-1
110 FOR T=1 TO 12
120 C3=C3+1:CO=CO+1:DA(T,CO,C2)=C3:IF CO=7 THEN CO=0:C2=C2+1
130 IF C3<>DM(T) THEN 120 ELSE C3=0:C2=1
140 NEXT: PRINT
150 FOR T=1 TO 12 STEP 3
160 LOCATE,10: PRINT M$(T) TAB(37) M$(T+1) TAB(63) M$(T+2): PRINT
180 PRINT " S M T W T F S" TAB(29) " S M T W T F S" TAB(55) " S M T W T F S"
190 FOR TR=1 TO 6
200 FOR TRR=1 TO 3
210 LOCATE ,(TRR-1)*26+2: PRINT " ";
220 FOR TT=1 TO 7
230 D=DA(T+TRR-1,TT,TR)
240 IF D=0 THEN D$=" ": GOTO 260
250 D$=RIGHT$(" "+STR$(D),3)
260 PRINT D$;
270 NEXT
280 NEXT: PRINT
290 NEXT
300 NEXT
310 END
320 DATA 31,28,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30,31,3,4,5,7,1,2,3,5,6,7,1,3,4,5,6,1,2,3,4,6,7,1,2,4,5,6,7,2," JANUARY ","FEBRUARY"," MARCH "," APRIL "," MAY ", " JUNE "," JULY "," AUGUST ","SEPTEMBER","OCTOBER","NOVEMBER"
330 DATA "DECEMBER "
CGCLOCK.DOC
;------------------------------------------------------------------------
; source available from DAN OBRIEN upon request via message on GENE PLANTZ's
; PC-BBS in CHICAGO, IL.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------
; cgclock.asm - real time clock display for color/graphics
; display. adapted from clock.asm found on one of
; the PC-BBS in Chicago. Allows any color for time
; by patching color value using DEBUG. Look for
; "Color value of time display="
; and set byte follow "=" to BASIC color value.
; Currently set to YELLOW (color number is 14 decimal).
;
; Displays time in human form not computer, i.e.,
; 24 hour military time.
;
; To enable military (24 hour) time display patch
; using DEBUG the statement that says
; "Military time=N"
; from "N" to "Y".
;
; Also beeps the speaker every quarter hour.
;
; To disable beeping on the quarter hours patch
; using DEBUG the statement that says
; "Beep=Y"
; from "Y" to "N".
;
; Timer display is refreshed every N tics as defined
; by a patchable area using DEBUG. Look for
; "Timer tics before time display refresh="
; and the value after the "=" is binary 4. Patch to higher or
; lower value as you wish to lengthen or shorten interval
; between refreshes. Tics occur 18.5 times a second,
; and after 4 (default) the display is refreshed with the time.
; This keeps overhead of running cgclock to about 4 percent.
;
; To start cgclock just enter "cgclock".
; To toggle off and on enter "cgclock" repeatedly.
;
; NOTE:
; 1. Uses user timer exit int 1Ch for timer display
; 2. Defines int 60h to toggle time off and on.
; 3. Displays time without annoying "snow"!
; Technique from PC-Tech Journal Premier Issue.
; 4. Developed under DOS 2.0. Not tested under DOS 1.1
; but should work.
;
; adapted from clock.asm by DANIEL M. O'BRIEN - 9 July 83 (Version 1.0)
;
; 1) meaningful labels added
; 2) made to work on color/graphics
; 3) use user timer exit int 1ch instead of 08h directly - slows down
; disk drives, also allows BASIC to gain direct control of timer.
; And use int 60h instead of 44h (44h defined by DOS 2.0)!
; 4) allow patching of time display color using DEBUG (Version 1.1)
; 5) meaningful comments added
; 6) include salutation
;
; DMO - 10 July 83 (Version 1.2)
; 7) beep on quarter hour and allow patching off
; 8) 12 hour clock with AM and PM indicator and allow patch for military time
;
; DMO - 21 July 83 (Version 1.3)
; 9) keep counter and update screen only after specified tics count.
; currently set to 4 which yields an overhead of about 4 percent.
; if set to 1, i.e., update every clock tic, then cgclock has a
; overhead of about 20 percent.
;
; DMO - 31 July 83 (Version 1.4)
; 10) move some temporary data areas below init routine for less
; resident space requirements.
;
; DMO - 12 Sept 83 (Version 1.5)
; 11) try different algorithm to stuff display into memory to reduce
; possible interference with BASIC display to terminal
; 12) fix bug whereby BX was not being saved and restored when BEEP occured
; 13) fix bug whereby direction flag not set causing stray characters on
; display
; 14) speedup entry and exit when not time to display
;
; FUTURE work
; 1) date
; 2) alarm clock
; 3) any suggestions?
;---------------------------------------------------------------
65399 '** DONE - PRESS ENTER TO RETURN TO MENU **
tions?
;---------------------------------------------------------
CLOKATTR.DOC
Following are instructions to change the video
attributes of the clock display produced by the
monochrome clock program on this BBS, in case you
are concerned about the long term effects on the
phosphor on your screen.
There are two bytes to be concerned with.
The byte at 11E (in debug) controls the attributes
for all the numerals, while the one at 148 controls
the attribute for the colon. (:)
To set the display to normal (un-hilighted), change
the byte at 11E to 07, and the one at 148 to 87.
If you don't want the colon to flash, change the byte
at 148 to 07.
Example: To turn off the hi-lighting,
A>debug monoclok.com
-e 11e 07
-e 148 87
-w
Writing xx bytes
-q
DPATH.DOC
DPATH gives programs a directory path search capability to
find data files and program overlays. This is especially
useful for hard disks so that copies of overlays for programs
such as WordStar need not be kept in each directory where
the program is used.
To use DPATH, download DPATH.BIN using XMODEM or another
binary file transfer protocol, and rename it to DPATH.COM.
Then type DPATH followed by a series of path names separated
by semicolons (the same syntax as used by the DOS 2.X PATH
command). The first time DPATH is typed after booting,
the message 'Resident part of DPATH loaded' appears and the
size of DOS increases by 544 bytes. After this, when a
program opens a file for reading, the file will be searched
for in the current directory. If it is not in the current
directory, it will be searched for in the directories
specified in the last DPATH command (in the order that they
were specified). Files that are opened for writing will
be opened in the current directory.
To set a new data path search, enter DPATH followed by a
new list of paths. Those new paths will replace the old
ones. If DPATH ; is entered, all search paths will be reset.
If DPATH is entered with no argument, the current search
paths are displayed.
Restrictions:
DPATH will work with most (but not all) programs that are
written to work under DOS 1.1. It will not work with
most programs that run only under DOS 2.X. Whether a
program works or not is determined by how it opens files
that it uses.
Programs that are known to work with DPATH:
1. WordStar (for overlays).
2. Computer Innovations C86 compiler (for #include
files).
Programs that are known not to work with DPATH:
1. IBM assembler (for include files).
David Micon 74216,2045
DPATH gives programs a directory path search capability to
find data files and program overlays. This is especially
useful for hard disks so that copies of overlays for programs
such as WordStar need not be kept in each directory where
the program is used.
To use DPATH, download DPATH.BIN using XMODEM or another
binary file transfer protocol, and rename it to DPATH.COM.
Then type DPATH followed by a series of path names separated
by semicolons (the same syntax as used by the DOS 2.X PATH
command). The first time DPATH is typed after booting,
the message 'Resident part of DPATH loaded' appears and the
size of DOS increases by 544 bytes. After this, when a
program opens a file for reading, the file will be searched
for in the current directory. If it is not in the current
directory, it will be searched for in the directories
specified in the last DPATH command (in the order that they
were specified). Files that are opened for writing will
be opened in the current directory.
To set a new data path search, enter DPATH followed by a
new list of paths. Those new paths will replace the old
ones. If DPATH ; is entered, all search paths will be reset.
If DPATH is entered with no argument, the current search
paths are displayed.
Restrictions:
DPATH will work with most (but not all) programs that are
written to work under DOS 1.1. It will not work with
most programs that run only under DOS 2.X. Whether a
program works or not is determined by how it opens files
that it uses.
Programs that are known to work with DPATH:
1. WordStar (for overlays).
2. Computer Innovations C86 compiler (for #include
files).
Programs that are known not to work with DPATH:
1. IBM assembler (for include files).
If you would like to have me upload the source, please
contact me.
David Micon 74216,2045
EQUIP.DOC
3/19/84 DOCUMENTATION FOR EQUIP.COM
WRITTEN BY: EVERETT DELANO
P.O. BOX 205
ELK CITY, OKLA. 73648
THE EQUIP.COM PROGRAM READS THE SWITCH SETTINGS ON THE SYSTEM BOARD AND
PRODUCES A DISPLAY OF THE EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN/ON THE IBM-PC/XT.
THE DISK DRIVE STATISTICS FOR THE SELECTED DRIVE ARE ALSO DISPLAYED.
***************EXAMPLES***************
A>EQUIP
PRODUCES STANDARD EQUIPMENT LIST WITH STATISTICS
FOR THE DEFAULT DISK DRIVE.
A>EQUIP B
PRODUCES STANDARD EQUIPMENT LIST WITH STATISTICS
FOR DISK DRIVE B:.
THE DISK DRIVE DESIGNATION IS ANY LEGAL DRIVE LETTER. IT WILL GIVE THE
BYTES/DISK & BYTES-FREE FOR A FIXED DISK UP TO 99 MEGABYTES.
EQUIP.COM DISPLAYS THE VERSION OF PC-DOS THAT IS CURRENTLY RESIDENT IN
THE COMPUTER. THE ROM RELEASE DATE IS ALSO DISPLAYED.(THIS IS THE RELEASE
MARKER THAT IS ON THE READ ONLY MEMORY IN THE MACHINE)
***************SAMPLE DISPLAY:***************
Equipment Installed on your IBM - PC
MEMORY on System Board : 64 K - - - FLOPPY DISK - - - -
| DRIVE SELECTED * * * * B |
TOTAL MEMORY in System : 320 K | SIDES on Disk: 2 |
| SECTORS/TRACK: 9 |
Number of DISK DRIVES : 2 ------------------->| BYTES/SECTOR : 512 |
| BYTES/DISK : 362469 |
Number of PRINTER CARDS : 1 <Parallel Printers> | BYTES-FREE : 204800 |
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Number of RS-232 CARDS : 2 <Async. Communications>
COLOR GRAPHICS VIDEO CARD:
NO GAMES ADAPTER CARD :
IBM PC-DOS VERSION: 2.10
R O M Release Date : 10/19/81
PTER CARD :
IBM PC-DOS VERSION: 2.10
R O M Release Date : 1
FILES374.TXT
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disk No 374 DOS Utilities #2 V1.1 DS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A collection of handy DOS programs and utilities that can be used to
improve your system.
ANSIPCH EXE Part of Re-View
AUTORES BAT Batch file for AUTOMENU under DOS 2.0
AUTORES2 BAT Same as AUTORES.BAT
BANNER2 BAT Batch file to extract all the files from BANNER2.LBR
BANNER2 LBR Library of the BANNER program files.
CAL-YR BAS Displays a calendar for any given year.
CGCLOCK COM Real time clock display for color/graphics display.
CGCLOCK DOC Documentation for CGCLOCK.COM
CLCK COM Displays clock and key status in the upper right hand
corner of the screen.
CLOKATTR DOC Instructions to change the clock display produced by the
monochrome clock program.
DPATH COM Gives programs a directory path search capability to find
data files and program overlays.
DPATH DOC Documentation for DPATH.COM
DU COM Displays disk/directory information.
EQUIP COM Display of the equiptment installed in/on the IBM-PC/XT.
EQUIP DOC Documentation for EQUIP.COM
EXL EXE Allows extension of DOS commands.
FK20 COM Function key handler for PC-DOS 1.0 and 1.1
FK20 DOC Documentation for FK20.COM
FLIP COM Control special key status (i.e. FLIP NUM OFF).
HGC COM Screen Save Program for the Hercules Graphics Card
HGC DOC Documentation for HGC.COM
KBFIX COM Change DOS keyboard buffer size.
KBFIX FIX Patch to quiet the bell in KBFIX.COM
KEYLOC DOC Documentation for KEYLOC_3.EXE
KEYLOC_3 EXE Modifies operation of the Alt, Ctrl, AND Shift keys.
KEYSTAT COM Displays status of CapsLock and NumLock keys.
KEYSTAT DOC Documentation for KEYSTAT.COM
LUE COM Used by BANNER2.BAT
MONOCLK2 COM MONOCHROME Clock display.
MONOCLK2 DOC Documentation for MONOCLK2.COM
NOBLINK COM Prevents blinking of displayed characters.
NOLF EXE Allows use of RADIO SHACK printer with the IBM PC.
NOLF DOC Documentation for NOLF.EXE
NPAD COM A windowing notepad.
NPAD DOC Documentation for NPAD.COM
PASSWORD BAS Provides password protection for you system
PASSWORD DAT Password file
PASSWORD DOC Documentation for PASSWORD.BAS
PC-WINDO COM Public domain attempt at SIDEKICK
RE-VIEW COM Screen scroll buffer program
RE-VIEW DOC Documentation for RE-VIEW.COM
RE-CLS COM Used by RE-VIEW.COM
RE-UP COM Used by RE-VIEW.COM
RECALL COM Allows retrieval of previously issued DOS commands
RECALL DOC Documentation for RECALL.COM
REMIND COM Memo keeper. Like a string around your finger.
RUN COM Allows execution of a file in a 'HIDDEN' directory
RUN DOC Documentation for RUN.COM
S-LOCK COM Part of RE-VIEW.COM
SCRN COM Shuts off display when it has not been used for a time
SCRN DOC Documentation for SCRN.COM
SEARCH COM Useful replacement for the DOS PATH command.
SEARCH DOC Documentation for SEARCH.COM
SNAPSHOT COM DOS extension saves graphics screen in a disk file.
SPEEDKEY COM Speeds up the PC keyboard.
SPEEDKEY DOC Documentation for SPEEDKEY.COM
SPOOL20 COM Improved print spooling utility.
SPRINT COM Speedy PRINT replacement for IBM ROM BIOS routines.
SPRINT DOC Documentation for SPRINT.COM
UPDIR COM Utility to go back up the directory path
XTMENU BAS Menu and utilities program.
PC Software Interest Group (PC-SIG)
1030 E Duane, Suite J
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 730-9291
FK20.DOC
**********************************************************************
DOCUMENTATION FOR FK : A FUNCTION KEY HANDLER FOR PC-DOS 1.0 and 1.1
**********************************************************************
I. Introduction
This document describes the program FK, a function key handler for
use under IBM PC-DOS versions 1.0 and 1.1. The program may not work
under other versions of DOS.
This document is up-to-date as of Halloween 1982.
The program was developed under a grant from Userview Corporation.
II. Rationale
Under standard PC-DOS, the ten function keys are not used to their
full potential. The keys are used for simple command line editing, and
several of the functions are duplicated by other keys on the keyboard.
FK allows you to assign strings up to 24 characters in length to each
of the function keys, so you can give an entire command or file name
with a single keypress.
For those who use the normal PC-DOS command line editing facilities,
FK moves functions not already duplicated to keys on the cursor moving pad.
III. Using the program
There are five different actions available with FK. They all
begin with the command name 'FK'; of course, the FK program (FK.COM) must be
available on the selected disk drive when the command is issued.
The actions are as follows:
SHOWING THE DEFINITIONS: You may display the current definitions
of the ten function keys by giving the command "FK". Control characters
imbedded in the strings are displayed as ^x (just as they are echoed
during command line input) except for carriage return (ENTER), which is
displayed as a vertical bar. Users with a printer may get
a hardcopy of their definitions by pressing CTRL-PRTSC before giving the
FK command. Note that earlier versions of FK used a leftward-pointing
arrow (ASCII 27) to show a carriage return; this was changed to a
vertical bar for consistency with "FK Fn" (see below) and to avoid
problems with printers which use ASCII 27 (ESC) as a special code.
REDEFINING A KEY: You may assign a string to one of the function
keys by giving the command "FK Fn <string>" where n is the number of the
key to assign (1 thru 10), and <string> is the string of characters you
wish to get when you press that key. For example, "FK F1 DIR" would
assign the directory command "DIR" to function key F1. You may include
a carriage return in the string by using the vertical line character (|)
wherever you want the CR; for example, "FK F1 DIR|" would do the directory
command immediately upon your pressing F1 (in the previous case, you would
have to press ENTER yourself after pressing F1). Keys may only be assigned
strings of up to 24 characters in length; strings which are too long will
be truncated without warning.
SAVING THE DEFINITIONS: You may save the current definitions of
the function keys to a disk file for later use (see LOADING below). To
do so, give the command "FK SAVE <fname>" where <fname> is the name of
the file in which to save the definitions. For example, "FK SAVE MY.KEY"
would save all current key assignments in the file "MY.KEY". Any valid
filename may be used, but the use of the ".KEY" extension is recommended
for clarity.
LOADING KEY DEFINITIONS: You may recover key definitions previously
saved with "FK SAVE" by typing "FK LOAD <fname>", where <fname> is the
name of the file containing the key definitions. You should *only* use
this command on files which have been created by "FK SAVE"; if you don't,
FK will probably not accept the file. The key definitions which are
automatically loaded with FK when it is first called should be available
in the file "STD.KEY" on the disk with this document.
GETTING HELP: You can get a rundown of these command formats by
typing "FK HELP".
FK, Quad Version
The new version of FK supports definition of all four banks
(normal, shifted, ALT, and CTRL) of the function keys. An expanded
version of the HELP message is available in the new FK.
IV. Notes
Abbreviations: You can use S, L, and H as abbreviations for
"SAVE", "LOAD", and "HELP", respectively. For example, you might type
"FK L STD.KEY" to recover those definitions.
Warning concerning key files: Attempting to load key files
which were not created with "FK SAVE" or which were altered with DEBUG
or some editor may result in system crashes.
Command line editing facilities: As mentioned, the old actions
assigned to the function keys have been moved to the cursor keypad.
F1 (copy one char from template) has always been duplicated by the cursor-
right key. With FK active, the skip/copy function of F2 is moved to
the cursor-up key. Copy-remaining (F3) is moved to the END key.
Skip/delete (F4) is now assigned to the down-arrow key. Move-displayed (F5)
has been reassigned to the BACKTAB (shift-tab) key. (NOTE: versions
of FK before 8/27/82 used the HOME key for this purpose.)
F6 was used by DOS to issue the end-of-file mark, ^Z. The
standard key definitions leave ^Z assigned to F6, but if you need to
change this, you can always signal end-of-file by typing CTRL-Z.
V. Additions to revision 2
The following enhancements have been added to FK (version 08/27/82).
Thanks to Webb Blackman, Jr. , and Michael Sullivan for suggestions and
comments.
* QUIET MODE: To prevent extraneous output during FK processing
(for example, the possibly unwanted listing of key definitions
during a "load" in an autoexec file), the 'quiet mode' option
has been added. Preceeding any command letter with 'Q' causes
most output to be suppressed. Copyright notices and error
messages will be displayed even if quiet mode is requested.
Example: "FK QL DEV.KEY" to 'quietly' load the definition file
"DEV.KEY".
* WIDE DISPLAY: Preceeding any command letter with 'W' causes
key definitions to be displayed two per line. One can
also use "FK W" to simply display the keys in the wide format.
* DEFAULT EXTENSION: If no extension is supplied on loading
or saving keys, FK adds ".KEY" to the file name.
* ONE-KEY SCREEN CLEAR: The HOME key now clears the screen and
issues a carriage return. As mentioned above, previous versions
of FK had used HOME for the old F5 function; 08/27/82 FK uses
BACKTAB for this function.
* EASIER PATCHING: FK has been recoded to facilitate patching
to support nonstandard versions of DOS (i.e. RAMDrive, Davong,
JEL, etc). Patching methods are available in the document
FKPATCH.DOC.
The author may be contacted at:
Jeffrey P. Garbers
890E Clubhouse Circle West
Decatur, GA 30032
or via SourceMail at CL0040
or via the PC Midnight Express at 404-294-6879.
HGC.DOC
Screen Save Program for the Hercules Graphics Card
There is in circulation on electronic bulletin boards, magazines and
users groups a program called variously, Mono Blank, Monitor Blank,
MONBLK2, SCRNSAVE, and probably a few other things by now too. The
program is designed to remove the display from the monochrome screen
after some period of inactivity. This is meant to protect the monitor
from having an image burned into the phospher if something is left on
the screen for a long time. The programs will work on IBM's monochrone
board, but are quite unsuitable for use with a monochrome graphics card.
This is because in graphics mode the 6845 CRT controller chip operates
with a different set of controlling parameters than it uses in a text
mode. If one of these programs goes into effect while the board is in
graphics mode it will remove the display, but will not replace proper
parameters. Quite severe monitor damage can result.
On this diskette is a file called HGC.COM. It is an elaboration of the
HGC.EXE file that has been shipped with the Hercules Graphics Card model
GB101. The program will blank the screen after there has not been any
activity at the keyboard for five minutes. It will ONLY run properly on
the Hercules Graphics Card. Do NOT use this program with a regular IBM
Monochrome Display/Printer Adapter Card, or any video adapter other than
the Hercules Graphics Card. If you are using any other version of this
program with a Hercules Graphics Card you should immediately get rid of
it. And tell anyone else that you know who may be using it in the same
situation to do so as well. This program was written by Hercules in
response to a number of their customers who were having unfortunate
experiences with other versions of this program.
To use the program simply type "HGC SAVE" while at the DOS level. If you
want to incorporate this command in a regular start-up configuration for
the Hercules Card, you can specify "HGC FULL SAVE" or "HGC HALF SAVE".
After the program takes effect, and blanks the screen, the display may be
restored by striking any key. (The shift key is recommended, because the
keystroke will be processed.)
KEYLOC.DOC
Keyloc - Keyboard Lock Program
--------------------------------
Keyloc is a patch to the BIOS keyboard routine. It modifies the
operation of the Alt, Ctrl, Left Shift and Right Shift keys. It allows
one finger typing by locking those keys in their shifted state.
Normally the Ctrl, Alt, Left Shift, and Right Shift keys have to be held
down with one finger, while another finger is used to type another key.
For example, if a program requires you enter a ^P, you must hold down
the Ctrl key with one finger, then depress the "P" key with another.
When Keyloc is loaded in memory, it changes the way these keys operate.
To type in a ^P, you first type and release the Ctrl key. This locks the
Ctrl key in it's shifted state. Next the "P" key is depressed and
released. This enters a ^P. Depressing Ctrl again takes the key
from it's shifted to unshifted state.
Keyloc gives an audio signal so the user can tell when he is shifting or
unshifting a key. The first time the Ctrl key is depressed, a low tone
followed by a high tone is sounded. This signals that the key has been
put in the shifted state. The next time the Ctrl key is depressed, a high
tone followed by a low tone is sounded. This signals that the key has
been returned to the unshifted state.
Loading Keyloc Into Memory
--------------------------
The program Keyloc is loaded into memory by executing the program
KEYLOC. This can be done by typing in the name of the program, KEYLOC,
with the the file KEYLOC.EXE on the diskette in the default drive.
Keyloc remains loaded in memory until the system is rebooted. It uses
approximately 500 bytes of memory.
Which Version of Keyloc to Use
------------------------------
Because Keyloc is only a patch to a program that already exists in
the ROM of the IBM PC, it may not work if changes are made to the
code in the ROM.
There are at least 3 versions of ROM-BIOS for the IBM PC and the new
IBM XT. The original Keyloc patch worked for the first two versions,
but changes to it were required by the latest version of ROM-BIOS.
The original Keyloc is "KEYLOC.EXE". It should work if you purchased
your PC before the release of the IBM XT.
A modified version of Keyloc is "KEYLOC_3". This should work if you
have an IBM XT or an IBM PC purchased after the XT was released.
You can find out which version of ROM-BIOS you computer has by
using the DEBUG program to print out the release marker of
your ROM. Type in "DEBUG" to start the program, then type the
command "D F000:FFF5 L 8". A date will be displayed that indicates
which ROM you computer has.
"04/24/81" - Version 1, use "KEYLOC.EXE"
"10/19/81" - Version 2, use "KEYLOC.EXE"
"10/27/82" - Version 3, use "KEYLOC_3.EXE"
KEYSTAT.DOC
Displays status of CapsLock and NumLock keys.
Turn on with KEYSTAT ON, off with KEYSTAT OFF
MONOCLK2.DOC
.FO MONOCLK2.DOC
The 'MONOCLK2.HEX' file on the download menu is similar
The 'MONOCLK2.HEX' file on the download menu is similar
to 'MONOCLOK.HEX'. That is, it will put a clock display
in the upper right corner of a monochrome display.
The improvement is that now you can turn off the clock
without having to re-boot. Each time the program is
run from DOS, the clock display is toggled on or off.
You can also toggle the display by executing an
interrupt type 44h from within a program.
If you use another timer-interrupt driven routine, such as
a spooler, run the spooler before you run this program.
Use the 'HEX2BIN' program to generate a COM file from
the HEX file. (Note: You must use the COM extension,
EXE will not work.)
Rich Winkel
Columbia, Mo.
NOLF.DOC
NOLF WRITTEN BY RICHARD HAMILTON
ALLOWS RADIO SHACK PRINTERS TO BE USED WITH THE IBM PC WITHOUT DOUBLE SPACING.
NPAD.DOC
This program was copied out of the 12/25 issue of PC Magazine
as a windowing notepad. It works fine as is, but the description
in the article as how to change the CRTL N as the triggering
keys does not work. I don't know enough to correct it. CRTL N
is not a good combination, as Wordstar, dBASE and probably use
it in the program and would preclude using the notepad in these
programs. It would be handy to have to make notes to your self
should the phone ring or you get a brilliant idea in the middle
of a Wordstar or dBASE program.
I have included the basic program that creates a .COM file and
the comfile as well. Another small problem is that the window
overlays the display generated by the program CLOCK. This is
not too serious, but perhaps some enterprising soul could
modify the code to move the window down a couple of rows. In
the magazine there is also the source code in Assembly Code.
To use the program, simply type at the A>NPAD (Rtn), then to
invoke the window, type anytime, CTRL N, and the window pulls
up in the upper right corner of the screen. Simply type in
your notes, the lines auto wrap. When finished, another
CTRL N turns off the window, but the note stays in memory
and can be called up anytime. Rebooting or turning off the
system naturally clears the memory, so to print the message
use Prtsc.
The article tells how to change or rather add colors to the
window, however I have a mono display and did not do these
changes, besides the ones to change from the CTRL N to a
CTRL ` didn`t work for me and had to leave it as is.
ot do these
changes, besides the ones to change from the CTRL N to a
PASSWORD.BAS
1000 '=========================================================================
1010 'PASSWORD.BAS (From "Softalk", March, May & July, 1984)
1015 'minor mods and color added by P. Eskildsen, July 10, 1984
1020 'Uses BASICA 2.0 key trapping to kill Ctrl-Alt-Del, Ctrl-C, & Ctrl-Break:
1030 '
1040 KEY OFF :COLOR 2,0,1
1050 KEY 15,CHR$(12) + CHR$(83) 'CTRL-ALT-DEL
1060 KEY 16,CHR$(4) + CHR$(46) 'CTRL-C
1070 KEY 17,CHR$(4) + CHR$(70) 'CTRL-BREAK
1080 ON KEY(15) GOSUB 1120 : KEY(15) ON
1090 ON KEY(16) GOSUB 1120 : KEY(16) ON
1100 ON KEY(17) GOSUB 1120 : KEY(17) ON
1110 GOTO 1130
1120 BEEP:COLOR 12:PRINT "So there!":COLOR 2:RETURN
1130 '
1140 '
1150 'Read in password
1160 '
1170 OPEN "password.dat" FOR INPUT AS 1
1180 LINE INPUT#1,PASSWORD$
1190 CLOSE
1200 '
1210 'Check user's password entry one char at a time, as entered:
1220 '
1230 WHILE INKEY$ <> "": WEND
1240 CLS: PRINT "Please enter your password:"
1250 TRY = 0
1260 I = 1
1270 A$ = INKEY$:IF A$ = "" THEN 1270
1280 IF A$ = "}" THEN 1330
1290 IF MID$(PASSWORD$,I,1) <> A$ THEN GOTO 1340
1300 IF I = LEN(PASSWORD$) THEN GOTO 1330
1310 I = I + 1:IF I > LEN(PASSWORD$) + 1 THEN GOTO 1340
1320 GOTO 1270
1330 PRINT:LOCATE ,30:COLOR 26:PRINT "Welcome!":COLOR 2,0,1:SYSTEM
1340 'destroy system!
1350 TRY = TRY + 1
1360 COLOR 14:IF TRY < 3 THEN PRINT "Wrong! Try again from start of password.":GOTO 1260
1370 CLS:COLOR 23,4,4:CLS
1375 LOCATE 12,20 :PRINT "- Illegal entry attempt! System killed -"
1380 DEF SEG = 0
1390 FOR I = 0 TO 32767:POKE I,0:NEXT
PASSWORD.DOC
PASSWORD.BAS
(Version 1.1)
This BASICA 2.0 program reads a password from a user-defined file called
PASSWORD.DAT and compares it character-by character with the keyboard entry
of the password. It starts over each time an error of any kind is made and
kills the system by zeroing low memory after three errors are made.
During the running of PASSWORD.BAS the control sequences Ctrl-Alt-Del,
Ctrl-C, & Ctrl-Break are disabled.
To control a password-controlled system, create an autoexec.bat file as
follows on each system disk or in the root (\) directory of your hard disk:
Prompt user enters
------ --------------------------
A> copy con autoexec.bat | & press {return}
basica password | & press {return}
date | & press {return}
time | & press {return}
{F6} or {Ctrl}Z | & press {return}
If you alseady have an Autoexec.bat file simply edit the file so that the
line "basica password" is the first one in the file.
Naturally, BASICA.COM, PASSWORD.DAT, and the above AUTOEXEC.BAT files must
all be on the system disk in the root directory.
A password file called PASSWORD.DAT has already been created with the
password of 'system manager'. If you want a different password enter:
Prompt user enters
------ --------------------------
A> copy con password.dat | & press {return}
{your password} | & press {return}
{F6} or {Ctrl}Z | & press {return}
If you forget your password the program allows the character "}" as an
alternate.
7/10/84 - Version 1.1 now supports color (also works fine on IBM
or equivalent high-res monochrome monitors). Have fun!
next - maybe some good sole would like to compile the program or
better yet translate it to assembler or Turbo Pascal.
RE-VIEW.DOC
----------------------------------------
| *** RE-VIEW 1.8 *** |
| |
| Copyright (C) 1983 by Vincent T. Bly |
| |
| RE-VIEW is a user supported program. |
| If you use RE-VIEW, send $15 to: |
| Vincent Bly |
| P. O. Box 409 |
| Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 |
| |
| You are encouraged to give copies of |
| this software and documentation to your|
| friends. Please make sure it includes |
| the notice above. Anyone who wishes to|
| get RE-VIEW directly from the author |
| can send $22 which covers the software,|
| diskette, mailer, and postage. |
| |
| Support will be provided to users who|
| have paid for the program. Send your |
| clearly worded questions to the above |
| address. A stamped, self-addressed |
| envelope will speed replies. |
----------------------------------------
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
-------------------
RE-VIEW provides enhanced text display capabilities for the IBM PC
or PC-XT equipped with the standard Color/Graphics Adapter. It is also
compatible with the COMPAQ portable computer. RE-VIEW can be used with
MS-DOS 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0. Its main features include:
a) A 75 line screen buffer which saves text as it scrolls off the
top of the active display page.
b) The ability to review the 75 line screen buffer and the active
display page together as one virtual screen of 100 text lines.
c) The ability to scroll rapidly up and down the 100 line virtual
screen, a line at a time or a page (25 lines) at a time.
d) The ability to quickly pause normal screen display by tapping
the [Scroll Lock] key. During the pause, you can review any text in
the 100 line virtual screen.
e) The ability to temporarily stop saving new scrolled text, so
that text already in the buffer is preserved for future reference.
f) An improved scrolling routine with substantually reduced flicker.
PAGING KEYS
-----------
RE-VIEW uses the extreme right-hand [-] and [+] keys for page up and
page down functions, respectively (the normal [-] and [+] keys are not
affected). These keys are used by RE-VIEW to avoid incompatibility with
other programs which use the [Pg Up] and [Pg Dn] keys for their own
purposes.
In the text below, "rgt[-]" and "rgt[+]" signify the extreme right-
hand [-] and [+] keys, respectively. "<shft>rgt[-]" and "<shft>rgt[+]"
signify the shifted right-hand [-] and [+] keys.
LIMITATIONS
-----------
RE-VIEW only operates with the Color/Graphics Adapter. It is NOT
compatible with the Monochrome Display Adapter. RE-VIEW's main features
operate in the 80 column text mode only (although the quick pause feature
can be used from any display mode). Also, the DOS 2.0 ANSI.SYS device
driver is not compatible with RE-VIEW; however, a patching program is
provided with RE-VIEW which will create a compatible version of ANSI.SYS.
INSTALLING RE-VIEW
------------------
RE-VIEW can be installed from DOS by typing the command: RE-VIEW
and pressing return. Normally, you would include this command in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Once RE-VIEW has been installed, it will remain in
your system--ready to provide the capabilities listed below--until you
turn your system off or reboot with <Ctrl><Alt>[Del].
USING RE-VIEW
-------------
RE-VIEWs features can be used any time your computer is waiting for
keyboard input. The function of the keys used by RE-VIEW are as follows:
rgt[-] or rgt[+] ... These keys allow you to quickly scroll up or down
through the 100 line virtual screen, a line at a time.
<shft>rgt[-] or <shft>rgt[+] ... These keys allow you to move up or down
through the 100 line virtual screen, a page at a time
(there are a total of 4 pages).
<Alt>[Scroll Lock] ... This key combination allows you to toggle saving of
scrolled text into the 75 line buffer. In order to
help you keep track of the current state--an audible
signal will be sounded as follows:
2 BEEPS - scrolled text will be saved,
1 BEEP - scrolled text will not be saved.
This feature can be used to save text created by
one program for later review by another. For example,
you could use TYPE to display up to 75 lines of your
program source code. Next, you would scroll the lines
off the screen to save them in the 75 line buffer.*
Next, you would press <Alt>[Scroll Lock] to prevent
future scrolled lines from disturbing the contents of
the buffer. Now, you could enter DEBUG to analyze
your program, while--at any time--being able to review
your commented source code using RE-VIEW's paging keys
(rgt[-], etc.).
* The UP.COM program, included with RE-VIEW, makes
scrolling the text into the buffer easier--see the
description near the end of this documentation.
RE-VIEW's features can also be used while your computer is displaying
text on the screen. First--you must pause the screen display by pressing
the [Scroll Lock] key. During the pause you may use the keys listed below:
rgt[-] or rgt[+] ... Scroll up or down through the 100 line virtual
screen, a line at a time.
<shft>rgt[-] or <shft>rgt[+] ... Move through the (4 page) virtual screen,
a page at a time.
<Alt>[Scroll Lock] ... Toggle between saving and not saving scrolled text.
<Ctrl>[Scroll Lock] = "Break" ... Perform a Break immediately. Unlike the
<Ctrl>[Num Lock] pause, the [Scroll Lock] pause does
not throw away the key used to restart. Therefore you
do not need to hit the "Break" key twice.
Any Other Key (including [Scroll Lock]) ... Restart normal screen display.
COMPATIBLE PROGRAMS
-------------------
RE-VIEW is compatible with most text producing programs which print
to the screen using the standard DOS or ROM routines. Known compatible
programs include:
DIR, TYPE, <MORE, TREE, COMP, DEBUG, EDLIN, and BASIC.
DEACTIVATING RE-VIEW
--------------------
Some programs will not be compatible with RE-VIEW. These include:
a) programs which access screen memory directly;
b) programs which use screen pages other than page 0;
c) and, programs which use the same keys as RE-VIEW.
When you use one of these programs or need to use the right-hand [-] and
[+] keys for data entry, you can--temporarily--deactivate RE-VIEW by
pressing <Ctrl><Alt>[Scroll Lock]. When deactivated, RE-VIEW will have
no effect on system processing except for a small routine which will wait
for the next press of <Ctrl><Alt>[Scroll Lock], which you can use to
reactivate RE-VIEW. NOTE: you should use this feature from DOS, not from
an application program (for example, you can deactivate RE-VIEW from BASIC,
but must return to DOS to reactivate it).
USING RE-VIEW WITH BASIC
------------------------
RE-VIEW's features can be very helpful in BASIC, especially when list-
ing long programs. It is also compatible with SofTool Systems' BASIC
Development System (BDS). However, you should be aware that many BASIC
programs will destroy the contents of RE-VIEW's screen buffer when they
are run. Most WIDTH and SCREEN commands will clear the buffer, some other
commands may also. However, this does not affect RE-VIEW's assistance in
reviewing listing of large BASIC programs or the output of utilities such
as SofTool's BDS.
AUXILIARY PROGRAMS
-------------------
Three auxiliary programs are included with RE-VIEW:
CLA.COM ....... This program provides the DOS command CLA, which
operates like DOS 2.0's CLS command, except that
all 100 lines of the virtual screen are cleared.
UP.EXE ........ This program provides the DOS command UP, which
scrolls the text above the cursor just off the
top of the screen into the 75 line save buffer.
(Use it with <Alt>[Scroll Lock] to save text pro-
duced by one program for later review by another.)
ANSIPCH.EXE ... This program patches DOS 2.0's ANSI.SYS program
to provide compatibility with RE-VIEW (see below).
USING RE-VIEW WITH ANSI.SYS
---------------------------
If you are using the DOS 2.0 ANSI.SYS device driver, you will need to
patch it for compatibility with RE-VIEW. The original ANSI.SYS does not
use the standard ROM routines for scrolling. Therefore, RE-VIEW will be
ineffective on systems using the original ANSI.SYS driver. The program,
ANSIPCH.EXE, creates a patched version of ANSI.SYS which is compatible
with RE-VIEW and provides all the features of the original ANSI.SYS.
You can patch ANSI.SYS as follows:
1 ... Make sure the disk you are using has a copy of the
files "ANSI.SYS" and "ANSIPCH.EXE".
2 ... Type ANSIPCH and press return. In a few seconds, you
should see the message -
"*** Patch complete. Patched version = ANSIR.SYS ***".
3 ... Edit your CONFIG.SYS file, changing the line -
"DEVICE = ANSI.SYS" to
"DEVICE = ANSIR.SYS".
4 ... Re-boot your system to install the patched version of
ANSI.SYS. Now install RE-VIEW by typing RE-VIEW and
pressing return; everything should work properly now.
Note: ANSIPCH.EXE presumes the original version of ANSI.SYS
(dated 03/08/83) is on the default disk drive. If it
is not found, ANSIPCH will abort after displaying the
message -
"* Cannot open ANSI.SYS *".
If ANSI.SYS is found, but does not compare with the
original version, ANSIPCH will abort after displaying
the message -
"* Unfamiliar version of ANSI.SYS, patching aborted. *"
CREDITS
-------
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp.
COMPAQ is a trademark of COMPAQ Computer Corporation.
BASIC Development System (BDS), copyright (C) SofTool Systems 1982.
This disk copy was originally provided by "The Public Library",
the software library of the Houston Area League of PC Users.
Programs are available from the Public Library at $2 per disk
on user-provided disks. To get a listing of the disks in the
Public Library, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
Nelson Ford, P.O.Box 61565, Houston, TX 77208.
RECALL.DOC
RECALL g.r.a.m. Associates RECALL
Purpose: Recall permits the user to retrieve any one of up to 50
unique DOS commands previously issued by the user. Once
retrieved, the command may be executed as is or modified by
the user via the normal DOS line editing keys.
Usage: RECALL [-qb?]
-q Suppresses the initial help screen when Recall
is loaded.
-b Suppresses the loading and the end-of-buffer
bells.
-? Produces a help screen without loading Recall.
Operation: F10 - recall the next oldest command.
Alt-F10 - recall the next newest command.
Shift-F10 - toggle the recall feature on and off.
Note: Attempts to recall beyond the first command issued (or the
last command) are accompanied by a chirp (the end-of-buffer
bell). Recall will subsequently wrap around to the last
(first) command.
Examples: Although the most meaningful examples will occur quite
naturally with daily use, the following examples should help
get things started.
1) The goal is to get before and after printouts of the
tabular data file mywealth.dat as produced by a BASIC program
myprog.bas. (It is assumed that the table requires the
printer to be in 132 column mode for a readable printout and
further that BASIC resets the printer.)
Keystrokes DOS screen Comments
========== ========== ========
1-Enter com- A>dir my*.* List files
2- mands as A>mode lpt1:132 Set printer
3- shown after A>copy mywealth.dat prn: Print file
4- DOS prompt. A>basic myprog Run program
5-F10, A>\
F10,F10 A>mode lpt1:132 Reset printer
6-F10, A>\
F10,F10 A>copy mywealth.dat prn: Print new file
2) Sometimes a rapid fire trigger finger will strike key F10
too often, thus overrunning the DOS command. In such a case
the Alt-F10 combination may be used to return to the missed
command.
Keystrokes DOS screen Comments
========== ========== ========
... See example 1
4-Enter as shown A>basic myprog Run program
5-F10, A>\
F10,F10,F10 A>dir my*.* Oops!
RECALL V2.10 Page 1
RECALL g.r.a.m. Associates RECALL
6-Alt-F10 A>\
A>mode lpt1:132 Got it!
7-F10, A>\
F10,F10 A>copy mywealth.dat prn: Print new file
Caveats:
- The DOS type ahead feature is disabled when using F10.
- Recall will not work concurrently with FileCommand by IBM
while it is attached to DOS.
- Recall may fail if the total memory is changed to a non-4K
multiple.
- No known bugs.
Technical: The motivation for Recall was to provide a natural
extension of the DOS F3 key which restored only the very last
DOS command executed. When first run, Recall attaches itself
to DOS and chains itself onto the keyboard interrupt vector
thus becoming poised to sense all F10, Alt-F10, Shift-F10 and
other related keystrokes. To prevent interference with other
programs which use the function keys, Recall intercepts the
DOS function calling mechanism and verifies that the user is
at the DOS prompt level before processing any keystrokes.
Moreover, Recall prevents multiple copies of itself from
occupying memory by sensing its existence as an extension of
DOS. Recall reduces available memory by 8016 bytes.
Only the following versions of PC-DOS are currently
supported: V1.1, V2.0, V2.1. Support for any other IBM and
compatible versions of DOS will correspond to interest and
availability to the authors.
It is recommended that the loading of Recall be incor-
porated into the boot-up procedure (autoexec.bat).
User Supported Software
If you have used this program and found it of value,
your contribution ($10 suggested) will be appreciated.
Regardless of whether you make a contribution, you are
encouraged to copy and share this program. Users
sending in a contribution of $10 or more will be
entitled to a free update and notification of other
utilities as they become available.
Send all correspondence to:
G.R.A.M. Associates
User Supported Software
450 N. Jordan Street
Allentown, Pa. 18102
RECALL V2.10 Page 2
This disk copy was originally provided by "The Public Library",
the software library of the Houston Area League of PC Users.
Programs are available from the Public Library at $2 per disk
on user-provided disks. To get a listing of the disks in the
Public Library, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
Nelson Ford, P.O.Box 61565, Houston, TX 77208.
SPEEDKEY.DOC
N O T E S O N S P E E D K E Y
by John B. Zuckerman
1. To use SPEEDKEY, simply type "SPEEDKEY" at the DOS prompt. The
program then loads, initializes, and returns to DOS. You may now
run any other DOS program (except BASIC, see below). SPEEDKEY is
completely invisible to other programs.
2. I have attempted to keep the operation of the keyboard exactly the
same except for the speedup. Without SPEEDKEY, the keyboard
produces some bizarre effects at times (especially when the BIOS
keyboard becomes full). These effects are also present with
SPEEDKEY.
3. The interrupt handlers do something that from a programming
standards perspective is blatantly illegal. They actually jump
into the middle of a ROM BIOS routine rather than enter the
routine via the conventional method (using the INT instruction).
Because this is in violation of the established programming
standards, I have included extra code in the initialization part
of the program to verify that the version of BIOS encountered is
one of the recognized versions (there are four of these, in
total).
4. I have tested the program on both PC's and XT's, with DOS 1.1 and
2.0, and with a variety of software. The only program that I have
found so far that will not work properly with SPEEDKEY is BASIC
(and BASICA). Actually, BASIC runs fine, but the repeat function
is defeated. Curiously, when you exit BASIC (with SPEEDKEY
installed), the repeat function is reinstated!
5. Should you find a bug or error caused by this program, I would be
grateful if you would report it to me.
SPRINT.DOC
SPRINT: Speedy PRINT replacement for IBM ROM BIOS routines.
= =====
Ver 1.0 - 11/04/84 by Ward Christensen
PURPOSE:
- To make screen print MUCH faster than the BIOS ROM routine under most
conditions by suppressing trailing blanks from the print lines.
- To have an execution-time option to eject the page after the print.
- To translate unprintable control characters shown on the screen, to '.' so
the printer won't "mess up". (Prompted by Phoenix PFIX debugger which places
04H characters on the screen to represent unprintable characters in its ASCII
dump)
- To simulate an IBM printer box graphics when printing on a Gemini 10-X
printer.
INSTALLATION:
- Simply type: SPRINT, or place it in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
DEPENDENCIES:
- Uses BIOS ROM int 17h for printer output, and INT 10h to get the characters
off the screen.
- Must be installed BEFORE GRAF or GRAPHICS or other routines that assume INT
5 is the default screen-print routine.
OPERATION:
- Left-Shift-PrtSc will print the screen, but NOT form-feed after print.
- Right-Shift-PrtSc will print the screen and form-feed after print.
COPYRIGHT:
- I do not place any conditions upon this program. HOWEVER, This code is a
"derivitive work" based upon the Copyrighted IBM BIOS screen print code, and
thus is thus COPYRIGHT (C) IBM Corp.
NOTES:
- The GEMINI translation is assembly-time optioned. Users with a standard IBM
printer will appreciate the speed improvement and form-feed option.
- Jams itself into screen print INT 5, ignores what was there.
XTMENU.BAS
10 ' ********** PGM : XTMENU - UTILITIES **********
20 ' ********** AUTHOR : DAVE ARMBRUSTER SEPTEMBER 1984 **********
30 ' ********** VERSION : 1.2 **********
40 '
50 SELECT = 6 'ENTER NUMBER OF SUBDIRECTORY APPLICATIONS HERE
60 KEY OFF:CLS:GOSUB 1020
70 CLS:COLOR 6,0,0
80 LOCATE 1,1,0:PRINT " ----------------------------- ";:COLOR 7,0,0:PRINT"PRIMARY MENU";:COLOR 6,0,0:PRINT" ----------------------------- "
90 DAY$=DATE$:COLOR 6,0,0:LOCATE 2,61,0:PRINT"DATE : ";:COLOR 0,7,0:PRINT DAY$
100 TIM$=TIME$:COLOR 6,0,0:LOCATE 4,61,0:PRINT"TIME : ";:COLOR 0,7,0:PRINT TIM$
110 COLOR 6,0,0:LOCATE 6,12,0:PRINT "F1 APPLICATION - Select library foreground job"
120 LOCATE 7,12,0:PRINT "F2 UTILITY - PC Utilities"
130 LOCATE 8,12,0:PRINT "F3 BASICA - Exit to Basic Programming Language"
140 LOCATE 9,12,0:PRINT "F4 MESSAGE - Post System Message"
150 LOCATE 10,12,0:PRINT "F5 SYSTEM - Exit to Disk Operating System"
160 COLOR 7,0,0:LOCATE 2,4,0:PRINT"OPTION ===>>"
170 COLOR 0,7,0:SEL$=""
180 WHILE SEL$<>"1" AND SEL$<>"2" AND SEL$<>"3" AND SEL$<>"4" AND SEL$<>"5"
190 TIM$=TIME$:LOCATE 4,68,0:PRINT TIM$
200 POKE 106,0
210 SEL$=INKEY$
220 WEND:COLOR 7,0,0
230 IF SEL$="X" OR SEL$="x" THEN CLS:SYSTEM
240 X=VAL(SEL$):LOCATE 2,16,0:PRINT X
250 FOR I=1 TO 500:NEXT I
260 IF X=5 THEN CLS:SYSTEM
270 ON X GOTO 350,920,290,580
280 '
290 ' ========== SETUP PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT ==========
300 '
310 KEY 1,"LIST":KEY 2,"RUN":KEY 3,"CLS":KEY 4,"FILES"+CHR$(13):KEY 5,"LOCATE ":KEY 6,"COLOR "
320 KEY 7,"SYSTEM"+CHR$(13):KEY 8,"TRON":KEY 9,"TROFF":KEY 10,"KEY"
330 KEY ON:COLOR 6,0,0:CLS:NEW
340 '
350 ' ========== APPLICATION MENU ==========
360 '
370 CLS:COLOR 6,0,0
380 LOCATE 1,1,0:PRINT " ---------------------------- ";:COLOR 7,0,0:PRINT"APPLICATION MENU";:COLOR 6,0,0:PRINT" ----------------------------"
390 DAY$=DATE$:COLOR 6,0,0:LOCATE 2,61,0:PRINT"DATE : ";:COLOR 0,7,0:PRINT DAY$
400 TIM$=TIME$:COLOR 6,0,0:LOCATE 4,61,0:PRINT"TIME : ";:COLOR 0,7,0:PRINT TIM$
410 COLOR 6,0,0
420 FOR I=6 TO 12:LOCATE I,12,0:PRINT OPT$(I-5):NEXT I
430 COLOR 7,0,0:LOCATE 2,4,0:PRINT"PRESS OPTION LETTER ===>>"
440 COLOR 0,7,0:S$="":X=999
450 WHILE S$<>"1" AND S$<>"2" AND S$<>"3" AND S$<>"4" AND S$<>"5" AND S$<>"6" AND S$<>"7"
460 TIM$=TIME$:LOCATE 4,68,0:PRINT TIM$
470 POKE 106,0
480 S$=INKEY$
490 WEND:COLOR 7,0,0
500 IF S$="M" OR S$="m" THEN 70
510 X=VAL(S$):LOCATE 2,30,0:PRINT X
520 IF X=7 THEN 70
530 FOR I=1 TO SELECT
540 IF X=I THEN CHDIR DIR$+PATH$(I)
550 NEXT I
560 CLS:SYSTEM
570 '
580 ' ========== MESSAGE ROUTINE ==========
590 '
600 COLOR 6,0,0:CTR=8:CLS:LOCATE 1,1,0:PRINT " ---------------------------- ";:COLOR 7,0,0:PRINT"BULLETIN BOARD";:COLOR 6,0,0:PRINT" ---------------------------- ":COLOR 7,0,0
610 LOCATE 3,16,0:PRINT"F1 ==> READ F2 ==> APPEND F3 ==> CREATE"
620 COLOR 6,0,0:LOCATE 7,1,0:PRINT"....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+...."
630 Q$="":WHILE Q$<>"1" AND Q$<>"2" AND Q$<>"3"
640 POKE 106,0
650 Q$=INKEY$
660 WEND:T=VAL(Q$):IF T=1 THEN 670 ELSE IF T=2 THEN 680 ELSE 690
670 OPEN "BULLETIN.XTM" FOR INPUT AS #1:GOTO 710
680 OPEN "BULLETIN.XTM" FOR APPEND AS #1:COLOR 7,0,0:GOTO 790
690 OPEN "BULLETIN.XTM" FOR OUTPUT AS #1:COLOR 7,0,0:GOTO 790
700 FOR I=8 TO 23:LOCATE I,1,0:PRINT R$:NEXT I
710 IF EOF(1) THEN CLOSE:GOTO 760
720 LINE INPUT #1,H$
730 LOCATE CTR,1,0:PRINT H$
740 CTR=CTR+1:IF CTR<21 THEN 710 ELSE CTR=8
750 LOCATE 23,53,0:INPUT"......<ENTER) to continue";ANS$:GOTO 700
760 LOCATE 23,40,0:INPUT"MESSAGE COMPLETE.....<ENTER> when ready";ANS$
770 COLOR 7,0,0:GOTO 70
780 '
790 ' ============= MESSAGE INPUT ==========
800 '
810 LOCATE 5,58,0:PRINT"Input begins, enter 'DONE' to end":GOTO 830
820 FOR I=8 TO 23:LOCATE I,1,0:PRINT R$:NEXT I
830 LOCATE CTR,1,0:INPUT"",H$
840 IF H$="DONE" OR H$="done" THEN CLOSE:GOTO 890
850 LENGTH=LEN(H$):IF LENGTH>80 THEN 830
860 PRINT#1,H$
870 CTR=CTR+1:IF CTR>=23 THEN CTR=8:GOTO 820
880 GOTO 830
890 LOCATE 23,26,0:PRINT"DATA ENTRY COMPLETE........."
900 FOR I=1 TO 2500:NEXT I
910 COLOR 7,0,0:GOTO 70
920 ' ========== INSERT UTILITIES HERE ==========
930 ' = =
940 ' = =
950 ' = =
960 ' = =
970 ' = =
980 ' = =
990 ' ===========================================
1000 GOTO 70
1010 '
1020 ' ========== SET SYSTEM PARMETERS ==========
1030 '
1040 DIM PATH$(SELECT):FOR I=1 TO SELECT:READ PATH$(I):NEXT I
1050 DIM OPT$(SELECT+1):FOR I=1 TO SELECT+1:READ OPT$(I):NEXT I
1060 FOR I=1 TO 10:Z$=RIGHT$(STR$(I),1):KEY I,Z$:NEXT I
1070 R$=SPACE$(78)
1080 DIR$="C:\MASTER\" 'SELECT DIRECTORY LEVELS
1090 DATA "ISPF","PASCAL","DBASE","GAMES","LOTUS","PCTALK"
1100 DATA " F1 ISPF - Exit to Screen Productivity Facility"
1110 DATA " F2 PAS - Pascal compiler subsystem"
1120 DATA " F3 DB - Exit to DBASE macro language"
1130 DATA " F4 GMS - Select GMS menu option"
1140 DATA " F5 123 - Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet"
1150 DATA " F6 PCT - Begin PCTALK III communications"
1160 DATA " F7 - Exit to Menu"
1170 RETURN
1500 '
1510 '
1520 '*****************************************************************
1530 '
1540 ' This program acts as an applications control and utility
1550 ' menu. To use it in its current form you should have DOS 2.0
1560 ' or a higher release. It works by utilizing the directory
1570 ' capabilities in BASICA and a series of batch files. I use a
1580 ' program called MENU.BAT to start things rolling. This file
1590 ' is as follows :
1600 '
1610 ' echo off <<=== turn off the echo function
1620 ' cls <<=== clear screen
1630 ' basica xtmenu.bas <<=== execute the primary menu
1640 ' xtm.bat <<=== execute application batch file in
1650 ' directory ???
1660 '
1670 ' Each application must have its own subdirectory and files.
1675 ' The XTMENU file uses the root directory which must contain
1680 ' BASICA.COM. For instance if you are using PC-Talk then all
1690 ' of the associated files for it should be in one directory called
1700 ' PCTALK or whatever. When the program is run it changes the
1710 ' current directory using the CHDIR command and then returns
1720 ' control to the system. As shown above the system then
1730 ' executes the XTM.BAT file. The XTM.BAT file resides in each
1740 ' application directory so DOS doesnt fuss too much. A sample XTM
1750 ' file looks like this :
1760 '
1770 ' cls <<=== clear screen
1780 ' pc-talk.exe <<=== execute any application
1790 ' cd\ <<=== change to root directory
1800 ' xtmenu.bat <<=== rerun the menu program
1810 '
1820 ' A XTM.BAT file must also reside in the root directory with
1830 ' the XTMENU file. Mine does the following on menu termination :
1840 '
1850 ' cls
1860 ' dir *.ba?
1870 '
1873 ' =====>> SETUP
1877 '
1880 ' The file MESSAGE.XTM should also be in the root directory.
1890 ' Use the CREATE option to place one there in your initial setup.
1900 '
1910 ' LINE 50 - Change the variable 'SELECT' to the number of
1920 ' applications you wish to use (UP TO 10).
1930 '
1940 ' LINE 450 - Change this to the number of selection you like plus
1950 ' one to exit back to the menu. This line could be
1960 ' changed to a loop but I leave that for you.
1970 '
1980 ' LINE 920 - The utilities I use are the Norton Utilities which
1990 ' I execute with the SHELL command in DOS 3.0. Since
2000 ' most people do not yet have this release I have
2010 ' omitted these routines to let somebody add their
2020 ' own favorites.
2030 '
2040 ' LINE 1080 - The variable DIR$ should be changed to your system
2050 ' needs. It provides the path to the application
2060 ' directories you need. All Applications should be on
2070 ' the same level . If they are not then use line
2080 ' 1090 to make corrections to the proper path.
2090 '
2100 ' LINE 1090 - This line contains the names of the directories
2110 ' to be accessed for each application and should
2120 ' be changed to your system needs.
2130 '
2140 ' LINE 1100 - This group of lines is displayed for the application
2150 ' menu.
2160 '
2170 ' This program should be changed to your own needs and
2180 ' could be enhanced quite a bit. If you do have problems with
2190 ' it then leave a message on the bulletin board.
2200 '
2210 ' Dave Armbruster
2220 '
2230 '*****************************************************************
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #0374
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
ANSIPCH EXE 6144 3-17-84 1:28a
AUTORES BAT 128 10-26-86
AUTORES2 BAT 128 10-26-18
BANNER2 BAT 386 7-18-86 6:37p
BANNER2 LBR 59648 3-02-85 11:04p
CAL-YR BAS 1280 6-16-99
CGCLOCK COM 1024 3-02-85 11:04p
CGCLOCK DOC 3584 12-16-17
CLCK COM 896 12-16-83
CLOKATTR DOC 768 6-06-75
DPATH COM 640 7-26-08
DPATH DOC 3840 12-26-41
DU COM 13824 3-26-87
EQUIP COM 1664 12-26-75
EQUIP DOC 2176 11-26-71
EXL EXE 16768 3-04-27
FILES374 TXT 3667 11-11-86 2:23p
FK20 COM 896 12-06-03
FK20 DOC 6912 11-16-19
FLIP COM 384 7-16-64
HGC COM 512 6-20-23
HGC DOC 2304 2-26-64
KBFIX COM 1408 12-26-11
KBFIX FIX 896 7-26-01
KEYLOC DOC 3072 7-06-65
KEYLOC_3 EXE 1536 3-02-85 11:04p
KEYSTAT COM 896 3-02-85 11:04p
KEYSTAT DOC 128 10-16-87
LUE COM 1536 2-26-09
MONOCLK2 COM 384 6-06-75
MONOCLK2 DOC 896 3-02-85 11:04p
NOBLINK COM 768 3-26-91
NOLF DOC 128 6-26-34
NOLF EXE 768 6-16-91
NPAD COM 1152 3-02-85 11:04p
NPAD DOC 1664 10-26-95
PASSWORD BAS 1664 3-26-25
PASSWORD DAT 128 12-26-31
PASSWORD DOC 2048 6-26-83
PC-WINDO COM 21760 12-31-99 12:00a
RE-CLS COM 128 6-16-26
RE-UP COM 128 10-16-61
RE-VIEW COM 1280 3-02-85 11:04p
RE-VIEW DOC 10724 11-16-84 6:56p
RECALL COM 9216 12-26-93
RECALL DOC 6226 11-26-84 6:57p
REMIND COM 13568 7-26-31
RUN COM 512 6-20-91
RUN DOC 2048 10-20-95
S-LOCK COM 128 11-26-93
SCRN COM 512 3-16-83
SCRN DOC 2688 12-16-43
SEARCH COM 3712 3-04-53
SEARCH DOC 5248 11-04-83
SNAPSHOT COM 1792 12-16-43
SPEEDKEY COM 512 2-16-97
SPEEDKEY DOC 1792 6-16-95
SPOOL20 COM 2304 12-31-99 12:00a
SPRINT COM 640 12-31-99 12:00a
SPRINT DOC 1664 6-26-42
UPDIR COM 256 7-26-67
XTMENU BAS 9088 11-26-90
62 file(s) 242571 bytes
49152 bytes free